The gas chamber! I knew I was missing something....
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It never fails, it's fast, and in my opinion if you're going to be an executioner you should face what you are doing directly, understand it viscerally
That I agree with. And while I would be willing to be an executioner if need be the one thing that would be on the back of my mind is, what if this guy is really innocent?
Taken from your post it sounds as though you lean more towards the rehabilitation philosophy rather than you just do your time, or are put to death. And rehab I think is a good thing for prisoners. The question is.. how far do we push rehab?
Here's a challenging question to you my friend: Would you support a prison system that used behavior modification to rehabilitate inmates? And what I mean is through any means society deems just and not the typical basic education, career developement, job placement, psycho-therapy and such I think that should be a given - I do mean things like gene therapy, lobotomy (modern science uses lazers rather than what amounts to an ice pick, so its not as gruesome or evasive), electro shock therapy (this treatment is also less evasive these days), drug therapy, bioprograming and so forth.
And example of how behavior modification is already in use is in the treatmet of pedophiles. Some can go through voluntary castration, either physical (they cut the nuts off) or chemical (the pedo recieves injections for life) for reduced sentances. Another is in the case of the mentally disturbed being forced to take medicine and go through regular therapy and mental assessments as a condition of probation.
Assuming such behavior modifications are voluntary, what would you say?
Capital Punishment, for or against....
Acid09 Capital Punishment Jan 15 2008, 06:51 PM
Jan 15 2008, 06:51 PM
